In June 2024, I had a grand day out. My day started with my having one camera in my possession, and concluded with my having four cameras. Here’s the tale of how this happ...
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5 October, 2024
Elegy in a Country Churchyard
Sometimes in life, we may be fortunate enough to stumble upon a place which delights the senses, quickens our imagination, and yet soothes the soul at the same time. One such a ...
22 August, 2024
Thornton Pickard Rubyette No. 2 – So now what?
So now what? This is the question I ask myself, or perhaps should have asked myself when I rashly bought this wonderful example of an English plate camera. It’s a Thornton...
My first foray into the world of TLR cameras was back in the early 1980’s, courtesy of a brand new Lubitel. I bought it from an old fashioned camera shop on Oldham Street ...
19 April, 2024
Leidolf Lordomat – Capturing Light and Shade
Like many enthusiastic photographers, I have long yearned for a Leica. The M series have always seemed to me to be the epitome of 35mm rangefinder cameras, however the associate...
9 April, 2024
Rollei AFM35 – A Regular Companion Once More
In the early noughties, I had decided that I wanted a digital camera. I visited a couple of camera shops in Manchester, with a view to buying one, but was underwhelmed by what w...
17 December, 2023
A Curious British Institution, and the Tale of an Agfa Isolette II
Up and down the length and breadth of Britain, a strange ritual occurs on most Sunday mornings. It has nothing to do with a faith or religion, but everything to do with belief, ...
16 October, 2023
Canon T50 – Loving the unloved/ignored.
Over the years I have amassed many cameras, both in 35mm and medium format. I have a particular soft spot for Nikon and Zeiss Ikon products, but also love Minolta, Pentax and th...